SOAS College Air Scouts Celebrate 80 years of Scouting

SOAS Air Scout Troop proudly joint the grand assembly and received their 80 Years badge. The badge is a rare commemorative badge which they will wear for the whole year. 

The association heralded the start of the New Year in what would potentially be the first in a series of significant events marking the association's 80th year since it was first established in 1933 with 12 people.

The scouting movement in the country was founded by Allahyarham Cikgu Marsal bin Maun, who is now known as Allahyarham Dato Paduka Haji Marsal bin Maun, former Menteri Besar of Brunei. One of the surviving members from the group of founders is Dato Paduka Haji Awang Mohd Hussein bin Imam Haji Mohd Yusof.

The PPNBD is also one of the associations that advocate the establishment of the Asean Scout Association of Regional Cooperation (ASARC) in 2007 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Concerning the involvement and activities of PPNBD, the association as an internationally acclaimed organisation is not only involved in activities at the national level but also on the regional and global scales. These include activities in the shape of 'Jamboree', 'Rovermoof', 'Cubboree', workshops, seminars, youth programmes and more.

The PPNBD's goal is to push the youth into becoming wise, intelligent and competitive individuals who are capable of overcoming social problems and helping out others.

In a five-year strategic plan from 2008 to 2012, the PPNBD aimed to become a first-rate organisation which shapes youth excellence towards contributing to the development of Brunei.

--Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

Troop 1002 Joins District Camp in Serasa Beach

 

Some 186 Scout members of the Brunei Muara Scout Association representing 10 schools and colleges recently took park in a camping activity at Serasa beach. It was aimed at attracting interests among youths to enroll in the scout's movement and to fill up their first-term school holiday as well as to foster ties among its members.

Present at the closing ceremony was Skipper Hj Mohd Zali bin Arshad, Deputy Head of Commissioner; Skipper Muhd Shahruni Hj Sarbini, chairman of-the campaign, as well as other commissioners and scouts leaders in the Brunei-Muara Distruct.

The three-day and two-night camping started on March 19 and the activities include kayaking, cultural shows as well as community work.

THANK YOU TO ALL

SCOUTS HELP OUT IN SPORTS DAY

School Service is just as important as community service. This is apparent during the yearly sports day, where all members were on duty helping out athletes, teachers, carrying things and crowd control during the day-long event. The principal commented on the dedication and all those on duty including the scout troop.

The service is taken into account as part of the troop service report for the year. It can be added to all the members’ scout standard and advance scout standard pursuits. For the ventures and rovers, this also adds to their service requirements.

SCOUTS PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL DAY 2010

The month of February is a month of National Day. Every scout members knows that there will be selections and timetable for celebration practices as early as the beginning of the month. Being at the practice fields as early as possible, practicing to be the best and giving the best possible performance for the king, and catching up on school work, is what February means for most high school students.

This year, the troop combines with other scout troop for marching pass proudly in front of His Highness the Sultan and distinguishes guests.

AIR ROVER CREW SHOWCASE AND PATROL LEADERS AWARDED

Flag rising ceremony and troop exhibition was held in Grand Hall of Scout HQ. Troop 1002 have the chance to exhibit their activities through specially made banners. Explaining to visitors were a team known as Air Rover Crew. The event was also marked with certificate presentation ceremony where Patrol Leaders got their awards and certificates. This is surely a proud moment for troop members and look forward to attaining more badges and learning opportunities organized for the whole year.

WORLD SCOUT BUREAU INVESTITURE CEREMONY

June is a month of many things. The troop held a glorious investiture and venture award. An Investiture Ceremony is a special time when new scouts receive their world scout badge. This symbolizes their membership to the world of scouts. It is the same badge world all over the world.

The same day was also the receiving of venture badges for new venture scouts. To become Ventures, a scout must be above 15-16 years of age and complete some prerequisites. One of them is going through the Venture Leadership Course, which was held during the school holidays.